An Indian-American has been arrested in New Jersey for his involvement in a technical support scam. It is alleged that he targeted over 7,000 victims and duped them of over US$13 million (Rs 107.43 crore). An American lawyer gave this information on Thursday. Manoj Yadav, charged with conspiracy to commit technical fraud, appeared before US Magistrate Judge Jose R. Almonte in Newark federal court.

US Attorney Philip R. Salinger reported that the defendants and their co-conspirators are alleged to have misled several of their victims by claiming they were connected to a legitimate technical support company affiliated with a major software company. After the accused claimed to provide technical support for issues related to the software company's popular accounting software, they allegedly charged victims exorbitant fees for support services that were not authorized by the software company.

James E. Dennehy, FBI Special Agent in Charge, said, 'We allege that Manoj Yadav lied to software users and forced them to pay for services that would normally have been free upon their initial purchase. Were. The charges carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine of US$2.5 million or twice the gross profit or loss from the crime, whichever is greater.

Dennehy said, "The amount of money he is accused of defrauding his victims and the number of victims is staggering. However, we are seeing an incredible uptick in technical support scams of all kinds. They are very skilled at extracting money from us, even those of us who think we are too smart not to fall for them fall for them. If you think you are a victim, Please contact the FBI."

According to federal prosecutors, from 2017 to 2023, Yadav and his co-conspirators, many of whom were based in India, fraudulently represented themselves as technical support companies affiliated with a major US business and accounting software company and used large Developed and sold leading accounting software products.